Follow a Butterfly Life-Cycle Mobile
Butterflies dazzle us with their exquisite wing colors and delicate movements. Use your Crayola Cutter to create a decorative butterfly mobile!
1. Enjoy the amazing butterfly illustrations in resources such as "The Butterfly Alphabet Book" by Brian Cassie and Jerry Pallotta. Can you pick a favorite? What about the Queen Alexandra Birdwing Butterfly with its huge wings, or the camouflaged Indian Leaf Butterfly?
2. All butterflies begin as eggs. Eggs hatch into caterpillars, which surround themselves with a cocoon or pupa and finally emerge as a gorgeous butterfly.
3. Create your own unique butterfly mobile to show the stages of a butterfly’s life cycle—or make one with lots of different wing patterns. To make a life-cycle mobile, draw a very large butterfly with a Crayola Erasable Colored Pencil on construction paper. Cut out the butterfly on the cutting mat with your Crayola Cutter. Follow the package directions and hold it at a 90-degree angle.
4. Cut a smaller, oval pupa shape from patterned wrapping paper. Cut an even smaller caterpillar from contrasting paper. Use a tiny round bead or button as the egg.
5. Cut out a large circle in the middle of the butterfly, an oval in the middle of the pupa, and a small circle in the caterpillar. Use a short thread and a drop of Crayola School Glue to suspend the bead inside the caterpillar, the caterpillar inside the pupa, and the pupa inside the butterfly.
6. Decorate your mobile with Crayola Markers and the colored pencils. Hang your butterfly mobile in a spot where you, your family, and friends can enjoy it all year long. Could this mobile be your next science project?
Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project. Observe children closely and intervene as necessary to prevent potential safety problems and ensure appropriate use of arts and crafts materials. Some craft items, particularly beads and buttons, are potential choking hazards for young children. Avoid use of such small parts with children younger than 3 years. Craft items such as scissors, push pins and chenille sticks may have sharp points or edges. Avoid use of materials with sharp points by children younger than 4 years. Read all manufacturers' safety warnings before using arts and craft supplies.
String-Like Materials—Includes string, raffia, lacing, yarn, ribbon, and other similar material. Children 3 years and younger should not be given any string-like material that is longer than 12 inches. Close adult supervision is essential whenever children use string-like material. When crafts are to be worn around the necks of children 8 years and younger, attach the ends of the “string-like material” with clear adhesive tape, which allows easy release of the bond if the craft becomes entangled or caught on equipment. For children older than 8 years, the ends of the “string-like material” may be tied and knotted.
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